Category: 1970-1979

Professor Gordon Snow gave his Semon Lecture in 1979. In this, he spoke in depth about reconstruction after head and neck cancer surgery and in particular about reconstruction after mandibulectomy. Snow presented some of the data collected at his hospital about the numbers of patients where reconstruction was possible and the complications and things that … Continue reading “Problems in Reconstruction After Surgery for Oral Carcinoma”

Mr Peter Clifford delivered his Semon Lecture on the 2nd of November 1978 at the Royal Society of Medicine. He discusses the use of chemotherapy to treat head and neck cancers, noting that further surgery and radiotherapy will not improve results, but immunotherapy and chemotherapy are prudent areas of investigation. Clifford then moves on to … Continue reading “The Role of Cytotoxic Drugs in the Surgical Management of Head and Neck Malignancies”

Professor Joseph H Ogura gave his Semon Lecture on the 3rd of November 1977 at the Royal Society of Medicine. During his lecture, he described the epidemiology, pathology, indications for surgical decompression, techniques and results and complications from experience of 220 cases of exophthalmos. Ogura also stresses the importance of cooperation between otolaryngologists, endocrinologists and … Continue reading “Orbital Decompression for Progressive Exopthalmos”

Mr Ian Alexander McGregor presented his Semon Lecture on the 4th of November 1976 at the Royal Society of Medicine. He notes that techniques for oral malignancy excision were perfected before 1950 and that cure rates have not changed since then, but patient quality of life has. He then highlights the difference between a single … Continue reading “Problems of Reconstructive Surgery of the Oral Cavity”

Professor Ettore Bocca gave his Semon Lecture in 1975. He describes very clearly the anatomy of the neck area, looking at the superficial and deep cervical fascia, and explores how this must be understood in order to successfully carry out functional neck dissection in those with laryngeal tumours. Bocca contrasts this method with radical neck … Continue reading “A Critical Analysis of the Techniques and Value of Neck Dissection”

Professor Sir Donald Frederick Norris Harrison delivered his Semon Lecture in 1974 at the Royal Society of Medicine. He spoke widely about the issue relating to the way in which laryngeal cancer was staged and how it wasn’t necessarily accurate as it took into account anatomical location more than the biological nature of the tumour. … Continue reading “A Critical Analysis of the Value of Classification in Laryngeal Cancer”

Professor Herman Diamant gave his Semon Lecture on the 1st of November 1973 at the Royal Society of Medicine. He outlines the anatomy and physiology of the glands and notes that non-cancerous lesions aren’t fatal, but cause the patient discomfort and distress. He also expresses that the use of electron microscopy has aided the study … Continue reading “The Investigation and Management of Non-Neoplastic Disease Affecting the Salivary Glands”

Professor Ronald Herbert Robert Belsey delivered his Semon Lecture on the 2nd of November 1972 at the Royal Society of Medicine. He spoke about oesophageal atresia, first describing the condition itself before moving on to looking at treatment options and finally exploring the results of his pioneering research into using the left colon to reconstruct … Continue reading “Congenital Anomalies of the Oesophagus”

Professor Douglas Paterson Bryce delivered his Semon Lecture on the 4th of November 1971 at the Royal Society of Medicine. He stated that the development of frequent and severe damage to the larynx and trachea was a recent problem. For this he called for laryngologists to be part of emergency teams, as trauma is three … Continue reading “The Surgical Management of Laryngo-tracheal Injuries”

Professor Imrich Friedmann presented his Semon Lecture in 1970. In this, he outlines the ways in which advances in histological knowledge has aided otolaryngology. This is through techniques like electron microscopy and he displays this through looking at the cells of the upper respiratory tract and describing how the granulomas change in different diseases. Journal … Continue reading “The Changing Pattern of Granulomas of the Upper Respiratory Tract”